Standing Committees
Council Chambers
Agenda — 44 items
- 1 STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
- 2 ROLL CALL
- 3 MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA
- 4 PUBLIC COMMENT
- 5 FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
- 6 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 7 Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Two: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, to add a new Chapter 239: Fleet Vehicle Fund, to create a Fleet Vehicle Fund to fully fund the City of Pittsburgh’s fleet needs, and establish the purposes for which monies in the Fund may be used.
- 8 NEW PAPERS
- 9 Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of James Hieber and his attorneys, Ogg, Murphy and Perkosky, P.C., in full and final settlement of a litigation matter in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas filed at GD 23-000245 for an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) over one year. (Executive Session held 7/21/26)
- 10 Resolution transferring the amount of twenty thousand seven hundred ninety-three dollars and seventy-three cents ($20,793.73) within the 2026 Operating Budget from City Council Districts Supplies, Postage to the Department of Finance Supplies, Postage to account for the cost of postage meter usage and stamps for the months of January through June.
- 11 INVOICES INVOICES FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL The following departmental invoices not covered under a contract with the City shall be paid by the City Controller after the invoices have been approved by City Council at the July 22nd, 2026 Standing Committees meeting. A completed standard form detailing the expenditures is attached to all of the below listed invoices. No payments will be made to any of the below listed vendors prior the approval of City Council. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK Marian Kaellin – reimbursement for Mailchimp newsletter subscription, D3 28.35 Leslie Smith – reimbursement for sympathy floral arrangement, D9 70.57 Shadyside Chamber of Commerce – donation to Shadyside Sidewalk Sale event, D8 150.00 Heel Our Community – donation to Care Basket program, D9 250.00 Kelsey Sheridan – reimbursement for transportation to Urban Farm Tour event, D7 15.98 Uline Inc – corrugated boxes 395.99 Anthony Coghill – reimbursement for flags for Community Memorial Day parade, D4 219.35 Beechview Senior Center Advisory Council – donation for Bingo fundraiser, D4 200.00 Beechview Area Concerned Citizens – donation for neighborhood community support, D4 400.00 LCOP Inc – donation for back-to-school festival, D1 400.00 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Trib Total Media – meeting notice advertisements 247.75 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Café 412 LLC – catering for budget engagement, 5/28/26 320.00 DEPT OF FINANCE Uline Inc – heavy duty padlocks for vacant city owned properties 1,237.11 New Pittsburgh Courier – legal advertisements for Treasurer’s sales 4,274.38 The Master’s Touch LLC – postage and envelopes 122.10 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Nadia Schweizer – reimbursement for notary renewal 80.00 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES & INSPECTIONS Blitzz Inc – cloud-based video inspection platform 4,987.50 BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Munhall Area Prehospital – event coverage, NFL draft 4/23/26-4/24/26 3,750.50 Penn Township Ambulance – event coverage, Morgan Wallen 6/5/26 1,567.00 Kirwan Heights VFA EMS – event coverage, Morgan Wallen 6/5/26 and Fantasy Camp 6/20/26 1,983.54 BUREAU OF POLICE SSA – training academy system equipment lease 180.00 Thick Bikes LLC – bicycle repairs 167.39 Allegheny Equine Association – emergency visit 1,314.20 Allegheny Equine Association – follow up visits 398.04 Allegheny Equine Association – mounted unit exams, medications & teeth floats 2,513.53 Always Compassionate Vet Care – K-9 unit vaccines 489.90 Transunion Risk & Alternative Data Solutions – background check monthly subscription 335.00 RR Donnelley – specialty printing services, March 2026 4,861.00 RR Donnelley – specialty printing services, April 2026 4,861.00 BUREAU OF FIRE Witmer Public Safety Group Inc – repair to fill station door 232.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS Zoresco Equipment Co – monthly rental of storage trailers for ongoing projects 130.00 Dero A Playcore Company – bike rack and hardware 793.45 Agas Mfg Inc – city flags for buildings and parks 4,652.00 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – application fee to Pennsylvania DEP 250.00 Michael Kelley – reimbursement for ISA membership renewal 440.00 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION Shari Richards – Shari Richards & the Lenny Smith Project performance at Grandview Park, 4th of July 1,200.00 William Pollack – Billy Price band performance at Grandview Park, 4th of July 2,500.00 Business Production Group Inc – The Nied’s Hotel Band performance at Grandview Park, 4th of July 1,000.00 Sam Thong – caricatures at North Shore, 4th of July 2,250.00 Cello Fury – performance at Point State Park, 4th of July 1,700.00 Allegheny Brass Band – concert, 4th of July 1,200.00 Union Project – Roving Art Cart pottery wheel demos in Allegheny Commons Park West 812.50 Union Project – Roving Art Cart pottery wheel demos in RAD parks 4,062.50 Rebecca Kanar – balloon twisting, 4th of July 1.430.00 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE Tech Support – traffic shop supplies 274.62
- 12 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 7/17/2026 Re: Intradepartmental transfer --- Dear President and Members of Council: Per Resolution 839 of 2025, which authorizes City Council to approve intradepartmental transfers throughout the 2026 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):--- Department of Mobility Infrastructure Amount from: $20,000.00 from 600000.53101 Administrative Fees $37,000.00 from 600000.53901 Professional Services $25,000.00 from 600000.54205 Engineering Amount to: $82,000.00 to 600000.56151 Operational Supplies This transfer is to cover the cost of supplies for the remainder of the year.
- 13 P-CARD APPROVALS
- 14 P-Cards
- 15 PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
- 16 NEW PAPERS
- 17 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Management and Budget to accept a donation from Highmark Health in the amount of FOUR MILLION ($4,000,000.00) dollars for the next five years for a total of TWENTY MILLION ($20,000,000.00) dollars to purchase resources that medical first responders need, with a primary initial focus on Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire vehicles.
- 18 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Management and Budget to accept a donation from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in the amount of FIVE MILLION ($5,000,000.00) dollars per year for the next five years for a total of TWENTY-FIVE MILLION ($25,000,000.00) dollars for Emergency Medical Service vehicles and equipment.
- 19 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
- 20 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 21 Ordinance establishing an East Carson Street Improvement District for the area shown on “Exhibit “A” at the behest of the East Carson Street Business District Advisory Committee, property owners and business owners to be benefited with specific improvements to be undertaken including, but not limited to, financing of said improvements, method of assessing specific properties to be benefited, establishing a Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association to conduct administrative procedures for the Neighborhood Improvement District, providing for the establishment of a separate account for deposit and withdrawal of project funds, and providing the cost thereof. (Public Hearing held 7/8/26) (2nd Public Hearing scheduled for 9/2/26)
- 22 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.04, Use Standards, Subsection A.41(b)(6), Multi-Suite Residential (General) in the UC-E District, is hereby amended to add a new Subsection, A.41(b)(6)(c).
- 23 NEW PAPERS
- 23 Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title Nine, Zoning Code, Article V, Use Regulations, Chapter 911, Primary Uses, Section 911.04, Use Standards, Subsection A.41(b)(6), Multi-Suite Residential (General) in the UC-E District, is hereby amended to add a new Subsection, A.41(b)(6)(c).
- 24 Resolution providing for the designation as a Historic Site under Title 11 of the Code of Ordinances that certain site known as Allegheny Arsenal Officers Quarters and Wall Segments, located on multiple parcels (49-E128, 49-E-136, 49-E-132; 49-A-3, 49-A-5, 49-E-124, 49-E-120, 49-A-1), in the Lower Lawrenceville neighborhood, in the 6th Ward, City of Pittsburgh. The owner of the property supports the nomination and there is no cost to the City. (Public Hearing scheduled for 9/22/26)
- 25 RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. BARBARA WARWICK, CHAIR
- 26 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 27 Resolution transferring the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation (CitiParks) from the Stop the Violence Trust Fund for staffing and supplies to support out-of-school time services and programming at Burgwin Recreation Center.
- 28 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
- 28 Resolution transferring the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation (CitiParks) from the Stop the Violence Trust Fund for staffing and supplies to support out-of-school time services and programming at Burgwin Recreation Center.
- 29 DEFERRED PAPERS
- 29 Resolution transferring the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) to the Department of Parks and Recreation (CitiParks) from the Stop the Violence Trust Fund for staffing and supplies to support out-of-school time services and programming at Burgwin Recreation Center.
- 30 Resolution authorizing the adoption of the Downtown Pittsburgh Transit Revitalization Investment District Implementation Plan and related agreements (Council District 1).
- 31 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 11-K, Lot 45 (2112 5th Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.
- 32 NEW PAPERS
- 33 Resolution adopting Plan Revision to the City of Pittsburgh’s Official Sewage Facilities Plan for 217 Beechnut Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, at no cost to the City.
- 34 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and The Pittsburgh Land Bank for the sale of Block 10-N, Lot 345, in the 5th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (0 Grove Street - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.
- 34 Resolution authorizing the adoption of the Downtown Pittsburgh Transit Revitalization Investment District Implementation Plan and related agreements (Council District 1).
- 35 Resolution amending Resolution 619 of 2018, effective September 20, 2018, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned Properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 124-N, Lots 199, 197, 196, 15, 34, 32, 29, 3, 6, 20, 8, 14, 12, and Block 125-A, Lots 371, 375 and Block 83-S, Lots 296, and 301 (Council District No. 9 - Site Assemblage for future redevelopment - 159, 163, 165 Carver Street , 118, 121, 125, 130, 133, 138, 146, 149, 150, 154, 163, 165, and 169 Auburn Street).”
- 35 Resolution authorizing The Pittsburgh Land Bank to acquire all the City's Right, Title and Interest, if any, in and to the Publicly-Owned properties in the 4th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 11-K, Lot 45 (2112 5th Avenue - Council District No. 6), at no cost to the City.
- 36 Resolution amending Resolution 384 of 2020, effective July 31, 2020, entitled “Resolution authorizing the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh to Acquire all of the City's right, title, and interest, if any, in and to the following publicly-owned properties in the 12th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, designated in the Deed Registry Office of Allegheny County as Block 125-G, Lots 42, 43, 51, and 64, located at the north side of Kelly Street, between 5th Avenue on the west and the railroad right-of-way on the east, and the south side of Frankstown Avenue, also between 5th Avenue on the west and the railroad right-of-way on the east (Council District No. 9).”
- 37 Resolution approving execution of a Contract for Disposition by Sale of Land between the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh and Hill Top Villas LLC for the sale of Block 70-J, Lot 126, in the 28th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh (2039 Broadhead Fording Road - Council District No. 2), at no cost to the City.
- 38 Resolution authorizing, pursuant to Ch. 210 (“Acceptance of Gifts to City”) of the City Code, the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Management and Budget to accept a donation from Carnegie Mellon University in the amount of THREE MILLION ($3,000,000.00) dollars split over the next five years for education and infrastructure initiatives.
- 39 MOTIONS